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. 2021 Aug 2;115(6):377–391. doi: 10.1080/20477724.2021.1906563

Table 3A.

Distribution of MRSA isolates on fomites of the five public facilities identified in the total collected samples (2600]

    Isolates confirmed as MRSA
 
Swap site Total No. of collected samples Hospitals (n = 574) Universities (n = 1108) Schools (n = 458) Transportation sites (n = 337) Markets (n = 123) Total No. of MRSA isolates
Wash roomsa 295 2 10 5   - 20
Toilet seats 103 5 9 - - - 14
Toilet door handles 472 17 14 6 - - 37
Door handles 274 10 1 2 - - 13
Elevators 94 2 2 - - - 4
Student disks 680 - 15 9 - - 24
Toilet flushes 54 - 5 - - - 5
Hospital receptions 77 10 - - - - 10
Chairs 60 9 - -   - 9
Markets and Othersb,c 154 2 -   - 4 6
Publicd trans 337 - - - 19 - 18
Total 2600 57 56 22 19 4 158
% of total samples   10 5 4.8 5.6 2.5  
% of MRSA   36.1 35.4 14 12 2.5  

aWash room include all touched surfaces in the toilet except toilet seats, toilet door handles and toilet flushes,

bOther include hand prints and coffee machines

cMarkets include electronic exchangers, counter tops and carriages; d transprotation n: total collected samples of each public facility.